diff --git a/adapters/apex/apex_test.go b/adapters/apex/apex_test.go
index 3f0beeba..4f5bee82 100644
--- a/adapters/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/adapters/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -42,10 +42,8 @@ func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestHandler(t *testing.T) {
-	now := time.Now()
-
 	exp := fmt.Sprintf(`{"_time":"%s","severity":"info","key":"value","message":"my message"}`,
-		now.Format(time.RFC3339Nano))
+		time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano))
 
 	var hasRun uint64
 	hf := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -53,7 +51,7 @@ func TestHandler(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		b, err := io.ReadAll(zsr)
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		testhelper.JSONEqExp(t, exp, string(b), []string{ingest.TimestampField})
 
diff --git a/adapters/logrus/logrus.go b/adapters/logrus/logrus.go
index 6ecdef0e..765b5a95 100644
--- a/adapters/logrus/logrus.go
+++ b/adapters/logrus/logrus.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package logrus
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
-	stdlog "log"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func New(options ...Option) (*Hook, error) {
 	go func() {
 		defer close(hook.closeCh)
 
-		logger := stdlog.New(os.Stderr, "[AXIOM|LOGRUS]", 0)
+		logger := log.New(os.Stderr, "[AXIOM|LOGRUS]", 0)
 
 		res, err := hook.client.IngestChannel(context.Background(), hook.datasetName, hook.eventCh, hook.ingestOptions...)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/adapters/zap/README.md b/adapters/zap/README.md
index 7cf029f8..f36e22d3 100644
--- a/adapters/zap/README.md
+++ b/adapters/zap/README.md
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ core, err := adapter.New(
 ### ❗ Important ❗
 
 The adapter uses a buffer to batch events before sending them to Axiom. This
-buffer must be flushed explicitly by calling [Sync](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/axiomhq/axiom-go/adapters/zap#WriteSyncer.Sync). Refer to the
-[zap documentation](https://pkg.go.dev/go.uber.org/zap/zapcore#WriteSyncer)
-for details and checkout out the [example](../../examples/zap/main.go).
+buffer must be flushed explicitly by calling[Sync](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/axiomhq/axiom-go/adapters/zap#WriteSyncer.Sync).
+Refer to the
+[zap documentation](https://pkg.go.dev/go.uber.org/zap/zapcore#WriteSyncer) for
+details and checkout out the [example](../../examples/zap/main.go).
diff --git a/adapters/zap/zap_test.go b/adapters/zap/zap_test.go
index 7f002b59..1f362808 100644
--- a/adapters/zap/zap_test.go
+++ b/adapters/zap/zap_test.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func TestCore(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		b, err := io.ReadAll(zsr)
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		assert.JSONEq(t, exp, string(b))
 
diff --git a/examples/logrus/main.go b/examples/logrus/main.go
index 9db9c409..9cf4c7f0 100644
--- a/examples/logrus/main.go
+++ b/examples/logrus/main.go
@@ -22,21 +22,21 @@ func main() {
 	// application exits in case of a "fatal" log operation.
 	logrus.RegisterExitHandler(hook.Close)
 
-	// 3. Spawn the logger.
+	// 3. This makes sure logrus calls the registered exit handler. Alternaively
+	// hook.Close() can be called manually. It is safe to call multiple times.
+	//
+	// ❗THIS IS IMPORTANT❗ Without it, the logs will not be sent to Axiom as
+	// the buffer will not be flushed when the application exits.
+	defer logrus.Exit(0)
+
+	// 4. Spawn the logger.
 	logger := logrus.New()
 
-	// 4. Attach the Axiom hook.
+	// 5. Attach the Axiom hook.
 	logger.AddHook(hook)
 
-	// 5. Log ⚡
+	// 6. Log ⚡
 	logger.WithField("mood", "hyped").Info("This is awesome!")
 	logger.WithField("mood", "worried").Warn("This is no that awesome...")
 	logger.WithField("mood", "depressed").Error("This is rather bad.")
-
-	// 6. This makes sure logrus calls the registered exit handler. Alternaively
-	// hook.Close() can be called manually. It is safe to call multiple times.
-	//
-	// ❗THIS IS IMPORTANT❗ Without it, the logs will not be sent to Axiom as
-	// the buffer will not be flushed when the application exits.
-	logrus.Exit(0)
 }
diff --git a/examples/zap/main.go b/examples/zap/main.go
index 260106d7..ca80e4dd 100644
--- a/examples/zap/main.go
+++ b/examples/zap/main.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	// 2. Spawn the logger.
+	// 2. Create the logger.
 	logger := zap.New(core)
 
 	// 3. Have all logs flushed before the application exits.